Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Subject "deforestation"

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Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change

Pfaff, Alexander (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)
Institutions and Policies to Protect Rural Livelihoods in REDD plus Regimes

Lawlor, Kathleen; Lander, Lydia (M I T PRESS, 2010)

While there is growing interest among researchers and practitioners concerning the risks that emerging REDD+ regimes pose to rural livelihoods, there has been little scholarly analysis of specific policies that could be ...
Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples

Jenkins, Dr Clinton; Pimm, Stuart (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2008)

Background: The western Amazon is the most biologically rich part of the Amazon basin and is home to a great diversity of indigenous ethnic groups, including some of the world's last uncontacted peoples living in voluntary ...
Representation of Global and National Conservation Priorities by Colombia's Protected Area Network

Forero-Medina, German (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)

Background: How do national-level actions overlap with global priorities for conservation? Answering this question is especially important in countries with high and unique biological diversity like Colombia. Global ...